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If you are like most massage therapists, you prop a pregnant woman with multitudes of pillows then modify your general massage routine for the unusual position... not fathoming the extensive physiological, structural, and emotional adaptations of pregnancy... without the assurance of well researched, sound safety guidelines...and with the highest intentions to enhance the new mother's childbearing experience.

Now, spirit and practice can coalesce with the guidance of this textbook. Thorough clinical protocols and relevant procedures, supplemented by abundant references, photos and illustrations, bring over 22 years of maternity massage therapy expertise to your hands. This book will give you the comprehensive foundation you need to safely and effectively support the birth of a mother and her baby.

This is the basic reference for massage therapists and bodyworkers and should be in the libraries of everyone providing care for childbearing women.
— Penny Simkin, PT, Author and Doula

CHAPTERS

• Benefits and Rationale
• Guidelines and Precautions
• Trimester Recommendations
• Labor and Birth Facilitation
• Postpartum Bodywork

Book Reviews

A wonderfully complete, reassuringly accurate presentation that will prepare therapists to interact with the medical and midwifery professions.
— James Webber, MD

BOOK SPECIFICATIONS

1998 publication; 192 pages; soft cover bound; over 85 illustrations, photographs, and charts

A life-affirming and life-enhancing book combining research, scholarship, and a wonderful sense of hands-on compassion.
— Robert King, Founder/Director, Chicago School of Massage Therapy

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